We should work to persuade our fellow citizens to see the inhumanity of abortion and defend basic human rights by ending that brutal practice. And at the very least, we must not compel those who already see the truth to nonetheless support abortion with their tax dollars.

We are board-certified obstetrician/gynecologists, and our daily work includes providing comprehensive reproductive health care, such as abortion. We know that defunding Planned Parenthood is a bad idea.

The Planned Parenthood Federation of America announced in October that it would no longer accept “reimbursement” for the costs it incurs in making fetal organs and tissues available for scientific research.